Ghost town reunion: Grafton, Utah – LDS Church News
Descendants of early Mormon pioneers gather for annual reunion
GRAFTON, Washington County — Each autumn, descendants of early LDS pioneers return to Grafton, a ghost town in southern Utah. They gather for an annual reunion and to remember the sacrifices their ancestors made while taming a volatile and often unforgiving wilderness.
Nestled against Zion National Park, Grafton owns a rich history. Over the past 150 years and interspersed with long periods of being completely uninhabited, Grafton has hosted a uniquely wide swath of humanity ranging from Mormons of the humblest origins to Oscar-winning Hollywood movie stars.
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A real nice aricle. I have several ancestors buried in Grafton and...
Boyd G Deans | Oct. 27, 2009 at 12:46 p.m.
I'm heading down there this week. I gotta see this town for myself....
Charlie | Oct. 25, 2009 at 5:04 p.m.
WOW, Grafton looks like a beautiful place. The photographs are...
Tori | Oct. 24, 2009 at 7:32 p.m.
Grafton is situated in southern Utah just west of Zion National Park. Featured is a side view of the Alonzo and Nancy Russell Home juxtaposed against the scenic backdrop of Mt. Kenisava in Zion National Park. Following the death of his father, Alonzo Russell, in 1910, Frank Russell bought the house for $200 and a cow. He stayed in the home until 1945 when he and his wife, Mary Ellen, moved to St. George, leaving Grafton uninhabited.
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